Don Kaye
@donkaye.bsky.social
Freelance editor, reporter, film critic. Features writer and editor at Looper. On the lookout for more ways to exhaust myself for money. Full-time husband, dad, and nerd. Books, movies, and music, in that order.
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Don Kaye
@donkaye.bsky.social
· Jun 10
I'm pleased to announce that I am now a member of the Critics Choice Association! I'm proud and delighted to join, and grateful to the CCA for welcoming me. Thanks also to all of you -- publicists, readers, and colleagues -- who support my work. #CriticsChoice @criticschoice.bsky.social
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Wonder how they're threatening Boebert (who deserves no sympathy, by the way): "Top officials met in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday with Representative Lauren Boebert...[including] Attorney General Pam Bondi and F.B.I. Director Kash Patel."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wonder how they're threatening Boebert (who deserves no sympathy, by the way): "Top officials met in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday with Representative Lauren Boebert...[including] Attorney General Pam Bondi and F.B.I. Director Kash Patel."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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BREAKING: Trump panics over Epstein smoking gun email
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BREAKING: Trump panics over Epstein smoking gun email
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Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
In CHRISTY, the story of boxing pioneer Christy Martin follows well-worn biopic tropes – but goes darker than usual, with Sydney Sweeney giving it raw poignancy. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Movie Review: ‘Christy’
The story of boxing pioneer Christy Martin follows well-worn biopic tropes – but goes darker than usual, with Sydney Sweeney giving it raw poignancy.
www.moviefone.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In CHRISTY, the story of boxing pioneer Christy Martin follows well-worn biopic tropes – but goes darker than usual, with Sydney Sweeney giving it raw poignancy. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Lynne Ramsay's DIE MY LOVE is as provocative and haunting as her other films, with a raw, fearless performance from Jennifer Lawrence at its center, but the movie ends up chasing its own tail. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Movie Review: ‘Die My Love’
Jennifer Lawrence prowls around on all fours while ‘Die My Love’ ends up going in circles, in Lynne Ramsay’s latest mix of misery, mystery, and horror.
www.moviefone.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Lynne Ramsay's DIE MY LOVE is as provocative and haunting as her other films, with a raw, fearless performance from Jennifer Lawrence at its center, but the movie ends up chasing its own tail. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
One of the year's best, Joachim Trier's SENTIMENTAL VALUE is about family, art, film, grief, memory, and human connection -- or lack thereof. Outstanding work from Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skargsard. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Movie Review: ‘Sentimental Value’
One of the best films of the year, Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ is wistful, moving, and brilliantly acted by Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård.
www.moviefone.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of the year's best, Joachim Trier's SENTIMENTAL VALUE is about family, art, film, grief, memory, and human connection -- or lack thereof. Outstanding work from Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skargsard. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Donald Trump wants to let people starve and lose their health care just because he can't get his way. Fuck him and fuck every single dirtbag who supports him.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Donald Trump wants to let people starve and lose their health care just because he can't get his way. Fuck him and fuck every single dirtbag who supports him.
More than 1.1 million already laid off this year. Elect a Republican, get a recession. Well, this might be worse, because we elected a monster and buffoon who bankrupted every one of his companies, and may well do the same to what's left of America. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
More than 1.1 million already laid off this year. Elect a Republican, get a recession. Well, this might be worse, because we elected a monster and buffoon who bankrupted every one of his companies, and may well do the same to what's left of America. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Predator: Badlands, like its predecessor, does different and fresh things with its mythos, which is more than the Alien franchise can say. Badlands doesn't quite sustain its initial momentum, but it's epic, thrilling and thoughtful genre filmmaking.
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Predator: Badlands, like its predecessor, does different and fresh things with its mythos, which is more than the Alien franchise can say. Badlands doesn't quite sustain its initial momentum, but it's epic, thrilling and thoughtful genre filmmaking.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's what they've been doing. And that's the reason they refuse to swear in Representative Elect Adelita Grijalva."
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's what they've been doing. And that's the reason they refuse to swear in Representative Elect Adelita Grijalva."
The @nytimes.com should be ashamed of itself for this weak, mushy, cowardly headline: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The @nytimes.com should be ashamed of itself for this weak, mushy, cowardly headline: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." — Abraham Lincoln
October 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." — Abraham Lincoln
The fact that just 53% of the American people disapprove of Trump's destruction of the White House is disheartening. As someone wrote in a post I saw, more Americans would rise up if Dancing With The Stars was canceled. We're forgetting history and we'll pay the ultimate price.
October 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The fact that just 53% of the American people disapprove of Trump's destruction of the White House is disheartening. As someone wrote in a post I saw, more Americans would rise up if Dancing With The Stars was canceled. We're forgetting history and we'll pay the ultimate price.
And now to lighten the mood a little: for Inverse, I wrote about THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, the only movie in which the title monster is played by a Volkswagen Beetle: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
50 Years Later, The Worst Monster Movie Ever Still Has Its Stupid Charms
Flee in terror from the eight-legged Volkswagen.
www.inverse.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
And now to lighten the mood a little: for Inverse, I wrote about THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, the only movie in which the title monster is played by a Volkswagen Beetle: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
This is the first shot fired in the Trump regime's plan to sabotage the 2026 elections and beyond. Count on it. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/justice...
Justice Department Announces Plans to Monitor Polling Sites in New Jersey and California
In response to requests from state Republican parties, the Department of Justice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is the first shot fired in the Trump regime's plan to sabotage the 2026 elections and beyond. Count on it. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/justice...
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Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
I loved his CHALLENGERS last year, but with AFTER THE HUNT, Luca Guadagnino wastes good work from Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in a muddled drama which works too hard to be provocative. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Movie Review: ‘After The Hunt’
Luca Guadagnino wastes good work from Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in ‘After The Hunt,’ a muddled drama which works too hard to be provocative.
www.moviefone.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I loved his CHALLENGERS last year, but with AFTER THE HUNT, Luca Guadagnino wastes good work from Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in a muddled drama which works too hard to be provocative. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
I hope the first thing the next president does (assuming we get a next one) is tear down that fucking ballroom and restore the White House. This monster's shitstains must be erased.
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I hope the first thing the next president does (assuming we get a next one) is tear down that fucking ballroom and restore the White House. This monster's shitstains must be erased.
Despite a terrific performance from Jeremy Allen White and some fascinating insight into the making of "Nebraska," SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE gets bogged down by overused biopic tropes. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
Movie Review: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’
Partially a chronicle of an amazing creative process, ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ packs on subplots that don’t go anywhere interesting.
www.moviefone.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Despite a terrific performance from Jeremy Allen White and some fascinating insight into the making of "Nebraska," SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE gets bogged down by overused biopic tropes. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...
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If given the chance, I'd lose my legs all over again to serve in our great military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If given the chance, I'd lose my legs all over again to serve in our great military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.
The leader of your party is a five-time draft dodger who has fired more Veterans than any other president in our history.
Square that circle then tell me who really hates our military.